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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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The angle between two covalent bonds is minimum in

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Correct option: A

{H_2}O

The correct answer is A (

{H_2}O

) because the bond angle in water is the smallest due to the presence of two lone pairs on the oxygen atom, which cause greater repulsion and reduce the bond angle to 104.5°.

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The hybridization in sulphur dioxide is

\mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_2}

has the same geometry as:

\left( A \right)\mathrm{HgC}{\mathrm{l}_2},\left( B \right)\mathrm{N}{\mathrm{O}_2},\left( C \right)\mathrm{SnC}{\mathrm{l}_4},\left( D \right){\mathrm{C}_2}{\mathrm{H}_2}

The pair of molecules forming strongest hydrogen bonds are Paramagnetism is shown by Which statement is correct? Assertion (A) :

{BF}_3

is a weaker Lewis acid than

{BCl}_3

.

Reason (R) : The planar

{BF}_3

molecule is stabilised to a greater extent than

{BCl}_3

{B}-X \pi

-bonding.